Attachable match-lighter



(No Model.)

vA. B. ULLERY.

ATTAGHABLE MATCH LIGHTER.

No. 889,266. Patented Sept. 11, 1888.

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N. PErERs. PholvUlhugnphnn Wis NITED STATES ATENT OFFICE.

ALONZO B. ULLERY, OF DENVER, COLORADO.

ATTACHABLE MATCH-LIGHTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 38,266, dated September 11, 1888.

(No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALONZO B. ULLERY, of Denver, in the county of Arapahoe and State of Colorado, have invented a new and useful Attachable MatclrLighter for Attachment to Coats, Vests, and Pantaloons; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and definite description of the invention, which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to an improved construction of match-lighter especially adapted for attachment to a garment to be worn upon the person.

Much inconvenience is often experienced by persons desiring to strike a match from the lack of some convenient and suitable device upon which the match may be rubbed to pro duce the heat and friction necessary for ignition. For such purpose some part of the clothing itself is often used, a practice objectionable in that the friction required for the lighting causes unnecessary wear of the garment, and this usually in one place or line, causing an unsightly appearance Lhereat, while from such friction more or less of the material of the match-head is apt to be separated from the body thereof and left in or upon the fabric of the garment. Standing upon one foot in order to use the sole of the covering of the other foot, as is sometimes done, is inconvenient and troublesome, while, when neither of the methods mentioned is practiced and there is no suitable device handily arranged for the purpose, a very objectionable practice is often indulged inviz., that of drawing the match acrossa wall or over or upon an article of furniture, destroying the finish thereofand causing unsightly blemishes and scars thereon. In view of these things it seems desirable that amatchlighter, which may always be at hand and so remedy the dilficulties and obviate the objections noted, should be provided.

My invention therefore consists in a matchlighter so constructed that it may readily be attached to or removed from a garment, and also so constructed that a guideway is furnished for the match-head in order that it may be prevented, ordinary care being used, from slipping from the lighter onto the adjacent material, a device of simple and economical construction, reliable in operation, and durable in use; to which endsit consists in the features more particularly hereinafter described and claimed.

In the drawing is illustrated a device en bodying my invention. The figure is a perspective view.

In the drawing, the reference-letter C indicates the body or base of the lighter, made of any suitable material adapted to be formed into a corrugated or roughened surface, for which purpose thin sheet metal seems preferable. At its ends are the pins or arms A A. which may be formed from the material of the base and integral therewith, or may be separate pieces secured thereto. Along the center of the base 0 is a depression or groove, B,having a corrugated or roughened bottom, upon and over which the match-head is to be drawn.

in operation thepinsAAarc placed through the fabric from the side upon which it isdesircd to have the lighter and then bent down upon the opposite face of the fabric, securely attaching it to the garment. The depression or groove B then forms a grooved way for guiding the match, confining it upon the roughened or corrugated surface provided in the bottom of the depressiomaud preventing it, ordinary care being used, from passing onto the fabric of the garment.

I am aware that it is not new to provide a.

metal or other plate or object with pins or arms, which may pass through a fabric and secure the plate thereto; hence such I do not claim; but

\Vhat I do claim is- The attachable and detachable match lighter, consisting of a base, 0, having pins or arms A A, and a longitudinal depressed or grooved center guideway, 3, with corrugated bottom, substantially as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereunto affixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

ALONZO B. ULLERY.

\Vitnesses:

JOHN H. REDDIN, M. VAN BUREN. 

